Reminder: Super Mario Bros Theme Song Has Lyrics

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Yep. That’s right. That instrumental you’ve held dearly for most of your, if not your entire, life has actual words. Submitted by fans to a Japanese radio station back in 1985, the lyrics were endorsed by Nintendo as legit official with the song above then being recorded.

Here now are the theme’s lyrics translated from Japanese. I want to say they’re goofy, but these could honestly be from a Doors song.

Go Go Mario

Today, full of energy, Mario is still running, running

Go save Princess Peach! Go!

Today, full of energy, Mario runs

Today, full of energy, jumping!

Today, full of energy, searching for coins

Today, keep going, Mario!

Get a mushroom – it’s Super Mario!

Get a flower – it’s Fire Mario!

Goomba! Troopa! Buzzy Beetle! Beat them all!

Mario is always full of energy and strong!

[Spoken] The only one who can reverse the spell that has captured the Mushroom People is Princess Peach. But Princess Peach is hidden underground, in a far-off castle. Ah, the days of peace … if we could once more return to those days … to save Princess Peach and bring peace back to the Mushroom Kingdom, that is why Mario is on his journey today.